Trade talks between Japan and the US look set to become a major topic in the coming weeks/months

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And expect the exchange rate to be a topic of conversation between the two, although Japan would very much like to avoid that. Not to forget, there's the 'trade imbalance' that the US wants to address as well. This of course has been a long time coming and it now looks set to gather pace in the near future.

Besides this meeting, Abe will be meeting with Trump on Friday so be on the look out for potential trade headlines to follow thereafter.